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Is China The Next Silicon Valley ?
[Business]
2015/09/22 11:55
For all the recent talk of China’s stockmarket volatility and lower than expected growth, the Asian giant has firmly cemented its position as the world’s second-largest economy, a spot it took from Japan less than five years ago. In fact, if some commentators are to be believed, it could even be on track to dethrone the US, the leading economic superpower.As we noted a few days ago, the jury...
The Real Price of Oil
[Investing]
2015/09/22 11:54
You have to account not just for inflation but for what economists call “oil intensity”On Friday, 20 June 2014, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil traded in Cushing, Okla., at US $107.95 a barrel; by the end of the year it was selling for $53.45, almost half the summer peak. For the first time, people wondered whether the price of oil might actually be too low.Average prices of WTI rose...
Sensors You Can Swallow Could Be Made of Nutrients and Powered by Stomach Acid
[Tech]
2015/09/22 11:54
The future of ingestible sensors could be a cross between silicon-based circuitry and biodegradable materials, with batteries made of nutrients and running on stomach juices.That, at least, is the vision of Christopher Bettinger, assistant professor of materials science and biomedical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. His group is working on edible electronics and ways to power them. I...
Swipecast App for The Modeling Industry Bypasses Agencies
[Business]
2015/09/22 11:54
Swipecast is an app that connects modeling professionals directly with clients, sidestepping agencies altogether.We are seeing the emergence of an industry based around reducing the need for a middlemen. The latest such example is Swipecast, an app that connects modeling professionals — including models, photographers and stylists — directly with clients, sidestepping the traditional business...
(Video) World's First Buoyant and Waterproof Smartphone - COMET
[Product]
2015/09/22 11:54
Introducing Comet, the world’s first super smartphone that floats in water. Comet is an Android powered super smartphone with latest in technology, high speed processor and elegant design. With Comet, you will never lose your smartphone or data stored in it simply because you dropped it in water. Live the moment, enjoy the beauty of water without the panic of losing your smartphone.82.5 millio...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Beyond Agile : Reorganizing IT for Faster Software Delivery
[Business]
2015/09/21 10:40
The integration of software development with IT operations can rev up companies’ delivery of new applications. But this approach may not be right for every part of the IT portfolio.After more than two decades of experimentation among Silicon Valley giants, “agile” has finally gone mainstream. Companies inside and outside the Valley are using some form of this software-development methodology...
New Wireless Pacemaker Implanted Without Surgery, Found Safe in Clinical Study
[Tech]
2015/09/21 10:40
A study, published in New England Journal of Medicine, describes the use of a new pacemaker that can be implanted into the heart without the necessity for surgery to test its safety and efficacy in fragile patients who require permanent pacing for normal functioning of the heart.The device, the Nanostim from St. Jude Medical, which only measures 6mm in diameter and 42mm in length, can be implan...
$100B+ Mobile Opportunity : Mobile Enterprise and Enabler Apps Growing Fast
[Business]
2015/09/21 10:40
The mobile ecosystem of applications for enterprise, plus enabling technologies for developers, will shortly be at least a $100 billion annual revenue opportunity, according to Emergence Capital, a venture capital firm focused on software-as-a-service technologies for enterprise.[click to enlarge]An Apple iPhone 6 is seen on display at the Apple store on 5th Avenue in the Manhattan borough of N...
(Video) Connected Heart Monitor That’s Smaller Than a Credit Card - MOCAheart
[Product]
2015/09/21 10:40
This tiny heart rate monitor keeps track of your blood pressure in check wherever you are.The MOCAheart is a portable heart health monitor that connects to your mobile device through Bluetooth. Using your pulse, blood velocity and pressure data, it can assess your heart’s health instantly with just a grip of the device.Less than three inches long and a quarter inch thick, it can be used as a k...
(Video) The Real Estate Industry is Going 3D - Archilogic
[Business]
2015/09/21 10:40
Archilogic lets you convert property listings into interactive models so you can design your future home before you move in.Like every other digital marketer, real estate firms are looking to engage customers in interactive ways. Zurich based startup Archilogic is doing just that. It converts simple floor plans into fully navigable and customizable 3D models so that prospective buyers can simul...
Ralph Lauren PoloTech Shirt — "Wearable Technology"
[Product]
2015/09/21 10:39
"The PoloTech Shirt works with an iPhone to put real-time workout data in the palm of your hand.""Silver fibers woven directly into the fabric read heart rate and breathing depth and balance — as well as other key metrics — which are streamed to your device via a detachable Bluetooth-enabled black box."The next evolution of wearable technology from Ralph Lauren, the PoloTech Shirt works with...
BULBING 2D/3D LED lamps - Optimize Your Lighting Experience!
[Design]
2015/09/21 10:39
Studio Cheha's BULBING lamp. Elegantly remodelled. Classically designed. Our 3D optical illusion lamp has been refined.Inspired by classic and vintage-style desk lamps the elegant 3D optical illusion lamps are actually flat, but produce the illusion they are 3D. Designed by Nir Chehanowski of Studio Cheha. Bulbing LED Lamp. You can pre-order from Kickstarter.Website : https://www.kickstarter.co...
